2014–15 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Tim Miles, in his third season, the Cornhuskers team played its home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena in downtown Lincoln, Nebraska, and played its fourth season as a member of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 13–18, 5–13 in Big Ten play to finish in twelfth place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament to Penn State.

2014–15 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2014–15 record13–18 (5–13 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPinnacle Bank Arena
2014–15 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Wisconsin162 .889  364  .900
No. 12 Maryland144 .778  287  .800
No. 23 Michigan State126 .667  2712  .692
Iowa126 .667  2212  .647
Purdue126 .667  2113  .618
Ohio State117 .611  2411  .686
Indiana99 .500  2014  .588
Illinois99 .500  1914  .576
Michigan810 .444  1616  .500
Minnesota612 .333  1815  .545
Northwestern612 .333  1517  .469
Nebraska513 .278  1318  .419
Penn State414 .222  1816  .529
Rutgers216 .111  1022  .313
2015 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Cornhuskers finished the season with an overall record of 19–13, with a record of 11–7 in the Big Ten regular season. In the 2014 Big Ten Tournament, the Cornhuskers were defeated by Ohio State, 71–67 in the quarterfinals. They received at-large bid to the 2014 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament for the first time since 1998. They lost in the second round to Baylor.

Off-season

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Deverell Biggs1G6'7"170SophomoreOmaha, NEDismissed, transferred to Texas Southern
Nathan Hawkins4G6'5"186SophomoreGarland, TXTransferred to UT Arlington
Jordan Tyrance11F6'3"195RS JuniorLincoln, NELeft the team due to personal reasons
Mike Peltz12G6'2"199SeniorAlliance, NEGraduated
Sergej Vucetic14C7'1"236SophomoreVrbas, SerbiaTransferred to Evansville
Ray Gallegos15G6'2"181RS SeniorSalt Lake City, UTGraduated
Tim Wagner33G6'3"188FreshmanGalesville, WITransferred to Winona State

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Andrew White III1G6'6"210JuniorChester, VATransferred from Kansas. Under NCAA transfer rules, White III will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Moses Ayegba12C6'9"247SeniorKano, NigeriaTransferred from Georgetown. Will be eligible to play immediately since Ayegba graduated from Georgetown University.

Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jacob Hammond
C
Duncan, OK Comanche 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Aug 11, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Tarin Smith
PG
Asbury Park, NJ St. Anthony 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Mar 16, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2014-04-26.

    Roster

    2014–15 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
    G 0 Tai Webster 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)199 lb (90 kg) So Auckland, NZ
    G 1 Andrew White  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) Jr Richmond, VA
    G 2 David Rivers 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) Sr Little Rock, AR
    G 3 Benny Parker 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)172 lb (78 kg) Jr Kansas City, KS
    F 5 Terran Petteway 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Galveston, TX
    G 10 Trevor Menke 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)184 lb (83 kg) RS Sr Beatrice, NE
    G 11 Tarin Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) Fr Asbury Park, NJ
    C 12 Moses Ayegba 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)252 lb (114 kg) Sr Kano, Nigeria
    F 21 Leslee Smith 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)254 lb (115 kg) Sr Long Look, BVI
    G 23 Nick Fuller 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)207 lb (94 kg) RS Fr Sun Prairie, WI
    C 24 Jacob Hammond 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) Fr Duncan, OK
    F 30 B. J. Day (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)236 lb (107 kg) Fr Lincoln, NE
    G 31 Shavon Shields 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)221 lb (100 kg) Jr Olathe, KS
    F 35 Walter Pitchford 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)237 lb (108 kg) RS Jr Grand Rapids, MI
    C 44 Kye Kurkowski 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)221 lb (100 kg) RS Sr Grant, NE
    Head coach

    Tim Miles (Mary)

    Assistant coach(es)

    Chris Harriman (Augusta State)
    Kenya Hunter (Duquesne)
    Jim Molinari (Illinois Wesleyan)


    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

    Schedule

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    Nov 6*
    6:30 pm
    No. 21 Southwest Minnesota State W 83–61  -
    Pinnacle Bank Arena (10,314)
    Lincoln, NE
    Regular season
    Nov 16*
    1:00 pm
    No. 21 Northern Kentucky W 80–61  1–0
    Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,479)
    Lincoln, NE
    Nov 18*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    No. 21 Central Arkansas W 82–56  2–0
    Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,389)
    Lincoln, NE
    Nov 22*
    6:00 pm
    No. 21 at Rhode Island L 62–66 OT 2–1
    Ryan Center (7,657)
    Kingston, RI
    Nov 25*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Omaha W 80–67  3–1
    Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,889)
    Lincoln, NE
    Nov 28*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Tennessee–Martin W 75–64  4–1
    Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,987)
    Lincoln, NE
    Dec 1*
    6:00 pm, ESPN2
    at Florida State
    ACC–Big Ten Challenge
    W 70–65  5–1
    Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (6,406)
    Tallahassee, FL
    Dec 7*
    6:00 pm, BTN
    Creighton L 55–65  5–2
    Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,782)
    Lincoln, NE
    Dec 10*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Incarnate Word L 73–74  5–3
    Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,275)
    Lincoln, NE
    Dec 13*
    8:00 pm, BTN
    Cincinnati W 56–55 2OT 6–3
    Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,607)
    Lincoln, NE
    Dec 22*
    12:00 am, ESPNU
    at Hawaiʻi
    Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals
    L 58–66  6–4
    Stan Sheriff Center (8,448)
    Honolulu, HI
    Dec 23*
    10:30 pm, ESPNU
    vs. Loyola Marymount
    Diamond Head Classic consolation round
    W 50–42 OT 7–4
    Stan Sheriff Center (7,140)
    Honolulu, HI
    Dec 25*
    3:00 pm, ESPNU
    vs. Ohio
    Diamond Head Classic fifth place game
    W 71–58  8–4
    Stan Sheriff Center (5,125)
    Honolulu, HI
    Big Ten regular season
    Dec 31
    4:30 pm, BTN
    Indiana L 65–70  8–5 (0–1)
    Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,987)
    Lincoln, NE
    Jan 5
    8:00 pm, BTN
    at Iowa L 59–70  8–6 (0–2)
    Carver–Hawkeye Arena (12,789)
    Iowa City, IA
    Jan 8
    8:00 pm, ESPNU
    Rutgers W 65–49  9–6 (1–2)
    Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,857)
    Lincoln, NE
    Jan 11
    7:30 pm, BTN
    Illinois W 53–43  10–6 (2–2)
    Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,514)
    Lincoln, NE
    Jan 15
    8:00 pm, ESPN2
    at No. 7 Wisconsin L 55–70  10–7 (2–3)
    Kohl Center (17,279)
    Madison, WI
    Jan 20
    7:30 pm, BTN
    Minnesota W 52–49  11–7 (3–3)
    Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,606)
    Lincoln, NE
    Jan 24
    3:00 pm, ESPN
    Michigan State W 79–77  12–7 (4–3)
    Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,757)
    Lincoln, NE
    Jan 27
    6:00 pm, ESPN
    at Michigan L 44–58  12–8 (4–4)
    Crisler Center (12,115)
    Ann Arbor, MI
    Jan 31
    5:00 pm, BTN
    at Minnesota L 42–60  12–9 (4–5)
    Williams Arena (13,253)
    Minneapolis, MN
    Feb 3
    6:30 pm, BTN
    Northwestern W 76–60  13–9 (5–5)
    Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,482)
    Lincoln, NE
    Feb 7
    3:00 pm, ESPNU
    at Penn State L 58–64  13–10 (5–6)
    Bryce Jordan Center (11,702)
    University Park, PA
    Feb 10
    8:00 pm, ESPN
    No. 5 Wisconsin L 55–65  13–11 (5–7)
    Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,701)
    Lincoln, NE
    Feb 15
    4:15 pm, BTN
    at Purdue L 54–66  13–12 (5–8)
    Mackey Arena (14,313)
    West Lafayette, IN
    Feb 19
    6:00 pm, BTN
    at No. 16 Maryland L 65–69  13–13 (5–9)
    Xfinity Center (14,376)
    College Park, MD
    Feb 22
    2:00 pm, BTN
    Iowa L 46–74  13–14 (5–10)
    Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,933)
    Lincoln, NE
    Feb 26
    6:00 pm, ESPN
    at Ohio State L 57–81  13–15 (5–11)
    Value City Arena (13,712)
    Columbus, OH
    Mar 4
    9:00 pm, BTN
    at Illinois L 57–69  13–16 (5–12)
    State Farm Center (17,085)
    Champaign, IL
    Mar 8
    6:30 pm, BTN
    No. 10 Maryland L 61–64  13–17 (5–13)
    Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,856)
    Lincoln, NE
    Big Ten Tournament
    Mar 11
    3:30 pm, ESPN2
    vs. Penn State
    First round
    L 65–68  13–18
    United Center 
    Chicago, IL
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Central Time.

    Rankings

    Ranking movement
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
    PollPreWk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18Wk 19Final
    AP 21 21 RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR N/A
    Coaches 21 21 RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

    See also

    References

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